"Little friend, keep eating, eat as much as you want. When you come to my house as a guest, I absolutely won't let you go hungry."

In the main hall of the Tianyan Imperial Clan, a huge crystal round table was filled with a dazzling array of delicious dishes. Along the side, hundreds of maids lined up in a long queue, carrying dishes. As soon as a plate on the table was empty, a maid would immediately step forward to remove it and place a new dish on it.

"Hachihachi..."

At the large round table, Yi Cheng, with an apron hanging in front of him, was eating and drinking heartily, while Black Rabbit and Little Fatty, who had been so full of spiritual energy that they lay on the ground, not wanting to move at all.

Both of their bellies had grown noticeably larger, bulging like balls.

"Giggle..."

The maid standing nearby couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle when she saw the two chubby little boys looking so funny and cute.

Crunch, crunch...

"Hmph, hmph." It doesn't smell like the bamboo from the mountain~ It doesn't smell like the bamboo from the mountain~

Da Bao was munching on bamboo on the side, complaining as he ate.

"Haha, young friend Yicheng, did you enjoy your meal at my place?" Tianyan Array Diagram laughed heartily. "I even specially brewed Dragon and Phoenix Crystal Soup for you today; it'll be up in a bit."

"Hah! Hah! Little Tu, you're so incredibly hospitable!"

With her mouth still stuffed with meat, Yi Cheng squeaked, "When I visited other big shots' houses, none of their food smelled as good, and there wasn't as much food as at your house."

Small image?

Upon hearing this, the surrounding maids were startled and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

"Haha, that's right, we're like siblings, inseparable."

Tianyan Array Diagram wasn't angry at Yi Cheng's address; instead, he laughed heartily. He understood that although Yi Cheng had cultivated for hundreds of years, his soul was still like that of a child, with a pure heart. Moreover, after spending time with him, Tianyan Array Diagram felt that apart from being an exceptionally big eater, Yi Cheng was quite good, especially in terms of loyalty.

So, last time some 'old guy' challenged me to a fight and even spat at me, my little orange friend saw it, and immediately grabbed his little golden hammer, along with that iron-eating divine beast, and beat up that 'old guy,' and even hung him in front of the mountain gate to spit on him for two days.

It has to be said that Yi Cheng is truly amazing. This is the first time he has ever seen a combined attack against a Tribulation Transcending expert, and he managed to completely overwhelm the opponent.

"Young friend Yi Cheng, I've heard that your sect is quite mysterious. Could you tell me about it?" Tianyan Array Diagram inquired.

“No, Master Goose said that even if I’m pressed under the Five Elements Mountain by the bald monk or thrown into the Eight Trigrams Furnace by the white-bearded old man after we go down the mountain, I’m not allowed to mention Master’s name.” Yi Cheng shook his head.

"Tomorrow the dishes will be ten times more expensive, the day after tomorrow twenty times, and the day after that thirty times... When you leave, I'll give you ten thousand dishes to eat and take home." The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram revealed its trump card with a smile.

"Holy crap!"

Yi Cheng's small eyes widened instantly.

I started to hesitate.

"Goose...goose......."

"Little sister, I'm really just curious and admiring. Don't worry, tell me, and I absolutely won't tell anyone else," the Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram assured him confidently.

"Alright, brother, I'll prepare 20,000 plates of food for you to take away!"

"Ang ang!"

Yi Cheng immediately nodded in agreement.

"Master..."

The head chef hesitated, wanting to speak but then stopped. Twenty thousand dishes, all cooked with spirit animals. Let alone whether the clan had that many in stock, even if they did, how long would it take him to cook them all?

"Young friend Yi Cheng, I've heard your master is very powerful. Just how powerful is he?"

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram then got down to business.

Yi Cheng, with her innocent, chubby face tilted up, her little eyes instantly filled with adorable blankness. She blinked, thought carefully for a moment, then raised both little hands and gestured loudly, saying, "It's really—amazing!"

"..." The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram paused for a moment, then said, "No, brother, I wanted to ask what your master's cultivation level is?"

"Cultivation level? I don't know anything about that." Yi Cheng scratched his head.

Tianyan Array Diagram glanced at the dishes on the table. This was all his investment; he couldn't afford to lose it all.

"Then... is your master an immortal?" the Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram continued to inquire.

“Yes, yes.” Yi Cheng immediately nodded. In her eyes, her master was an immortal, and Zhu Ha, Xiong Da and the others all called her master that.

"Hiss~, just as I thought!"

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram gasped in shock.

Originally, in the conception of the Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram, someone capable of teaching disciples like Yi Cheng and Xiao Xuan was practically an immortal. Furthermore, he and other powerful figures from the imperial clans had speculated that Yi Cheng's master was very likely the reincarnation of a supreme being; otherwise, how could Yi Cheng possess so many immortal techniques...?

"Yi Cheng, where do you rank in your sect?"

"Which one?" Yi Cheng started counting on her fingers. "Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, one tael and two ounces, the goose is second."

"..." Tianyan Array Diagram looked at her spread fingers and immediately felt uneasy.

"Why don't you count again?"

Snap!

Yi Cheng slammed his hand on the table.

"What do you mean! What do you mean! Are you saying the goose can't count?"

"Who doesn't know that geese are the best at counting on the mountain? They can count to one hundred in one go, believe it or not?"

? ? ?

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram was dumbfounded... Her self-righteous demeanor made it seem like I was in the wrong...

"But... that little girl didn't call you Third Aunt, right? So you should be the third in line, shouldn't you?" The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram carefully guided her.

"You already know, why are you asking!" Yi Cheng immediately glared at him with her small eyes, thinking this guy was really stupid.

Sigh... It's better not to befriend this guy; I can just keep him around to freeload off him.

Holy crap!!!

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram began to flutter in the wind.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the child in front of him was truly stupid or pretending.

However, he doesn't intend to dwell on this issue any further.

"Alright, alright, let's move on from this topic."

"Someone, bring the food quickly, let little Cheng continue eating."

Next, while Yi Cheng ate, Tianyan Array Diagram listened in on her.

"Yi Cheng, I heard you have a senior brother, is that right?"

"yes. "

"Then your senior brother must be even more powerful than you."

"..." Yi Cheng paused in her meat-eating motion, remembering how she hadn't dared to fight back when her senior brother hit her, so she nodded and said, "Yeah, Senior Brother Goose is a bit stronger than a goose."

"As expected!" Tianyan Array Diagram was shocked. The disciples of this lineage are too abnormal. Any one of them is enough to sweep away their peers.

At this moment, Qin Shou, who was secretly observing, thought to himself that Chang Sheng would be very pleased if he heard these words.

"And who is your second senior sister, Yi Cheng?"

"Second Senior Sister Goose is truly Second Senior Sister Goose! She's the best and most beautiful young lady in the world, goose goose goose..."

"Is she better than you?"

"Yes, yes, that's for sure." Yi Cheng puffed out her cheeks and said matter-of-factly, "When Senior Brother hits a goose, it will run away; when he scolds a goose, it will dare to talk back if Master isn't around. But when Second Senior Sister hits a goose, it doesn't even dare to run away."

"That's amazing!"

"Wow, that's incredibly awesome!"

"So, who's stronger, your eldest brother or your second senior sister?"

"Second Senior Sister can beat a hundred Senior Brothers." Yi Cheng said this without any hesitation or thought.

"I see."

Tianyan Array Diagram stroked his chin thoughtfully, then continued, "So, how many junior brothers and sisters do you have below you?"

"A lot."

"How much is 'a lot'?"

"I don't know, there are too many geese."

"...You just said you could count to one hundred, right?"

"That's what we say to the outside world, but actually we can count geese to 101... and many more."

"Wow~, so many disciples!!!"

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram was startled once again.

He had no doubt about the truthfulness of Yi Cheng's words.

Because in his eyes, this chubby little girl was silly... kind-hearted and innocent, probably not even knowing what lying was.

But with so many disciples...

What kind of lineage does this one belong to?

"First Orange, Xiao Xuan ranks..."

Just as the Heavenly Array Diagram continued its inquiry, an alarm suddenly rang in the heart lake. Suddenly, the figure leaped up with overwhelming momentum, shattering the crystal table in front of him into pieces.

"???"

Yi Cheng, who was shoveling rice, suddenly paused for a moment, blinked her little eyes and looked left and right. With lightning speed, she picked up the chicken leg that was scattered on the ground, blew on it with all her might, and continued to gnaw on it.

"Who are you, fellow Daoist, daring to infiltrate my Heavenly Evolution Imperial Clan!"

With a fierce shout, the Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram instantly enveloped the entire Imperial Clan with the power of tribulation, and at the same time, the protective array above the Imperial Clan was activated.

At that moment, he was both shocked and furious.

What was astonishing was that someone had managed to infiltrate the Tianyan Imperial Clan undetected. It was only after the ancestor of the forbidden area in the back mountain warned him with the Heart Lake that he discovered the infiltration.

What angered him was that someone dared to infiltrate his Tianyan Imperial Clan, and he wondered what their intentions were.

Boom!

At the same time, the depths of the Tianyan Imperial Clan trembled, and two towering figures manifested their Dharma forms, forming a triangle with the Tianyan Array Diagram to surround the Qin Beast.

"Young friend, I'd be grateful for your help. I'll treat you to some meat afterwards."

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram shouted at Yi Cheng, who was still gnawing on meat below.

Treat them with your flesh!

What terrifying destructive power!

With a loud bang, Yi Cheng suddenly sprang up from the ground, grabbed two small golden hammers, and charged forward to fight.

Bang!

Qin Shou kicked Yi Cheng in the belly, causing a massive explosion. Yi Cheng froze on the spot, looked at her belly, then at Qin Shou, whose face was covered by a black mask. With a clatter, she dropped the giant golden hammer in her hand and charged forward with a loud scream.

"Huh! Master, Master, what brings you here?"

Yi Cheng pounced into Qin Shou's arms like a plump butterfly.

Master?

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram in the distance paused for a moment.

Then this person... isn't he the peerless powerhouse who defeated the immortals of the upper realm?!

"Huh?" Qin Shou was also taken aback for a moment, then spoke in a gentle voice with a smile, "You recognize me?"

"Ang ang."

Yi Cheng nodded excitedly, then whispered cautiously in Qin Shou's ear, "Master, I came to the big boss's house for a free meal. He was just trying to find out about our sect. I'm not stupid. Master told me not to bring strangers home after we go down the mountain, and not to tell others about our sect."

The goose just lied to him that it had over a hundred junior brothers and sisters.

Oh my, that silly little thing actually believed it!

Yi Cheng pursed her lips and smiled smugly.

The Celestial Array Diagram in the distance: ? ? ? .......Should you whisper a little quieter?

It was my carelessness after all.

At my age, I can't believe I was fooled by a foodie.

Although I had my doubts, I ultimately believed it with a grain of salt. The main reason was that the chubby girl looked like... well... naively innocent people.

"Wow, you've even gotten smarter after your training down the mountain!"

Qin Shou patted Yi Cheng's head and praised him.

"Yeah, that's right, it's all so they can get a free meal and save our family's food."

"hehe. "

Qin Shou chuckled, then cupped his hands in a respectful greeting to the host, saying, "My uninvited arrival was my fault; I hope you will forgive me, fellow Daoist."

"May I ask..." Tianyan Array Diagram carefully selected its words, "What brings you here, senior?"

"Hehe, I dare not presume to call myself a senior; let us simply address each other as fellow Daoists."

In the world of cultivation, the strong are respected. Although Qin Shou and the person in front of him are both at the early stage of the Tribulation Transcending realm, in terms of combat power, Qin Shou alone can defeat a whole bunch of them. Therefore, it's not a big deal for him to call him a senior. However, Qin Shou felt that as a person, one should know some social etiquette, since he would need the other person's help later.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, you're too kind. Then... I won't stand on ceremony either." The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram cupped its hands and smiled, "May I ask how you are addressed, fellow Daoist?"

"My surname is Qin, and my given name is... Daoxian."

"Fellow Daoist Qin, what brings you here?"

"Hehe, it's nothing much. I just came to see my foolish disciple and, incidentally, wanted to ask Clan Chief Tianyan for a favor."

"Fellow Daoist, please speak."

"I desire celestial gold."

"Immortal Gold!" The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram was taken aback at first, then understood. "Fellow Daoist Qin, are you perhaps trying to forge an immortal artifact?"

"I guess so."

Qin Shou, not wanting to elaborate, simply nodded in agreement.

"this..... "

Immortal gold is precious and generally has no market value. Even within the Heavenly Evolution Imperial Clan, after hundreds of generations of accumulation, only two or three types of immortal gold materials remain.

Qin Shou noticed his hesitation and said, "I am not asking for anything for nothing. You can exchange it for something similar, such as immortal techniques and supernatural powers, Daoist scriptures, immortal texts, eighth-grade Xuan Dan, spiritual treasures and semi-immortal weapons..."

Wow! How extravagant!

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram was startled. Everything this person mentioned was astonishing. Among them, the eighth-grade Profound Pill alone could only be successfully refined by an alchemist at the Tribulation Transcending Realm, and even within his Heavenly Evolution Imperial Clan, there was no alchemist of such a level.

"Very well, since Fellow Daoist Qin has a request, I am willing to give you a piece of immortal gold free of charge."

After a moment's thought, Tianyan Array Diagram said this.

"free! "

Qin Shou was taken aback, somewhat surprised by the man's magnanimity.

Immortal Gold is a peerless material for refining immortal artifacts, and it is truly priceless and unavailable in the lower realms.

"That's not appropriate. I still think bartering is the best approach..."

"Ah, Fellow Daoist Qin, you're being too formal. Young friend Yi Cheng and I hit it off immediately... we're like old friends. Now that your master has made a request, how could I be so stingy? Hahaha..."

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram laughed loudly, interrupting Qin Beast's words.

“Yes, Master, Xiao Tu’s house is Goose’s house. Master, feel free to take whatever you like.” Yi Cheng chimed in from the side.

"Uh... No, no, not at all." Tianyan Array Diagram waved its hands repeatedly, while signaling the two clan elders in the distance to disperse their magical forms.

Sigh... They're all old foxes, playing at playing with ghost stories.

To be honest, Qin Shou would have preferred to barter, which would have reduced his karmic entanglement. However, after seeing the other party's expression and thinking about it, he accepted the offer of kindness.

"Haha, then thank you very much, fellow Daoist."

Qin Shou bowed in greeting, then added, "However, I require at least twelve types of immortal metals this time, so I would appreciate it if Fellow Daoist Tianyan could introduce me to the other major imperial clans. I am willing to exchange them for goods."

"Twelve kinds of immortal metals!!"

"What kind of unparalleled magical artifact are you trying to forge?!"

The Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram was startled, but since it was just an introduction, he still expressed his willingness to help.

Afterwards, Qin Shou took his seat inside the Tianyan Imperial Clan. Yi Cheng and the others chattered in Qin Shou's ear, recounting their heroic deeds along the way. With Qin Shou's experience, he could tell that these fat people were exaggerating, but he still clapped along.

"Master, you've arrived!"

Soon, Wen Nuan arrived upon hearing the news and happily snuggled into Qin Shou's arms.

"My little Nuan has grown into a beautiful young lady."

Qin Shou smiled and patted Wen Nuan's head.

"Master, I'm reporting that Third Aunt is sometimes disobedient. Whenever we encounter a mine while traveling, she refuses to walk and insists on taking Little Fatty and Black Rabbit to mine. Once, Black Rabbit even fell into a mine shaft and almost died!"

"Ah... goose... goose... no goose."

Yi Cheng immediately panicked, tugging at Wen Nuan's little arm and saying, "Little Nuan, please stop talking! I'll be good next time."

"real? "

“Really, really!” Yi Cheng nodded proudly.

“Okay.” Wen Nuan immediately changed her tone, “Master, I’m complaining. Uncle Da Bao sometimes doesn’t want me to ride on his back, he even bounces me off and laughs at me. He dislikes me, sob sob…”

“........”

Da Bao, who was munching on bamboo, looked up and blinked his sleepy little eyes.

"Da Bao, from now on, all your cookies will be taken away," Qin Shou said seriously. "And the bamboo on the mountain, I'll cut it all down when we get back."

"Hmph—squeak!"

Da Bao immediately panicked, stopped gnawing on the bamboo, and crawled over, wiggling his big butt, grabbing Qin Shou's thigh and wailing pitifully.

"Hmph, hmph." Baby was wrong, baby will never do it again.

"Do you really know you were wrong?"

"Hmph hmph." Okay, okay, baby didn't mean it.

"Hmph, I'll forgive you this time." Qin Shou snorted. "I was originally planning to give you twenty bags of cookies all at once, but now that's gone."

"Hmph—Chirp!"

Da Bao's little eyes widened instantly. In that instant, he felt like he had missed out on a beautiful dream that could only be achieved through tens of thousands of sleeping positions.

"Alright, go away, go to the side."

Qin Shou nudged Da Bao's belly.

"Hmph..."

Da Bao reluctantly crawled back, picked up the bamboo on the ground and continued to gnaw on it, but suddenly felt it wasn't so appealing anymore. After glancing at it, he simply threw it away.

She lay directly on the ground, still grieving over the little biscuit.

"Giggle..."

Seeing this, Wen Nuan laughed.

"Master, I also want to report something."

"!!!"

"!!!"

Black Rabbit and Little Fatty, who were standing nearby, immediately tensed up. Could it be that the two of them were also there? They were usually so obedient.

"Master, I encountered many dangers on my journey, and it was always Third Martial Aunt and Uncle Da Bao who saved me."

"Really? Da Bao and Yi Cheng?"

Qin Shou looked at Da Bao and Yi Cheng with a smile.

"!!!"

Da Bao and Yi Cheng exchanged a glance, their eyes clearly showing their innocent and adorable expressions.

What does that mean?

"Is that so? Then forget it, no cookies as a reward."

"!!!"

Yi Cheng and Da Bao jumped up instantly.

"Yes, yes, Master, Xiaonuan is right."

"Hmph, hmph." Baby saved Xiao Nuan, baby saved Xiao Nuan.

Two chubby little balls instantly clung to Qin's thighs, one on each side.

"Alright, Xiao Nuan, you count how many times they saved you. For every number of times they save you, I'll reward you with a few bags of cookies."

"Oh... well..."

Wen Nuan pretended to count on her little fingers, "One, two, three..."

Oh dear, Xiao Nuan, you miscounted!

Yi Cheng thought to herself with a sense of disappointment and frustration.

But now is clearly not the time to think about this.

"Ten bags, Xiao Nuan, you said ten bags..."

"Hmph...chirp." Ten...bags, little Nuannuan, ten bags...

Yi Cheng and Da Bao opened their mouths and whispered a reminder.

"Ha, I've counted them all."

Wen Nuan exclaimed in surprise.

"Hiss~"

Yi Cheng and Da Bao held their breath instantly.

"Master, it's one hundred bags."

"ah!!!! "

"Hiss!!!!"

Yi Cheng and Da Bao, the two chubby little ones, widened their eyes instantly.

The two looked at each other, immediately hugged each other, jumped and danced with excitement, and even cried.

"Waaaaah~~, I've never seen a hundred bags of cookies at once before! Xiao Nuan is so kind!"

"Hmph, hmph." Great, great! From now on, I'll let Nuannuan ride me, and I'll protect Nuannuan...

"Cough cough,"

Qin Shou immediately covered his mouth and coughed twice, "Xiao Nuan, did you count too many?"

"Not much, Master, not at all. Xiao Nuan is very good at counting; she never makes a mistake."

"Hmph, hmph." There are so many, so many, but the baby loves them.

"Hmph, fine, a hundred bags it is."

Qin Shou took out a hundred bags of Chaos Cookies, feeling a pang of sadness, as he had wanted to save more to eat.

"Hmph—Chirp!!!!"

After receiving the cookies, Da Bao and Yi Cheng immediately ran to a corner and counted them over and over again. In the end, they generously gave a bag to Tian Yanxuan, who came into the room.

"Senior, my father requests your presence."

Tianyan Xuanxuan said in a respectful voice.

"good. "

The Qin beast nodded.

......

Inside an alternate dimension.

When Qin Shou's divine sense entered, he saw ten figures, all of whom were the current leaders of the imperial clan.

As soon as Qin Shou appeared, these people began to scrutinize him. They had already learned about his background from the Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram; he was the peerless warrior who had killed a mortal immortal more than a hundred years ago.

"I, Qin, greet all fellow Daoists."

Qin Shou bowed in greeting.

He then explained his purpose for visiting.

Finally, after some discussion, Qin Shou exchanged various Taoist scriptures, elixirs, and semi-immortal weapons for more than ten kinds of immortal gold from these people.

In a sense, the value that the Qin beast gave them was far greater than the value of a piece of immortal gold, but this was in the lower realm, where immortal gold was extremely rare.

As Qin Shou left this alternate dimension, the powerful figures of these imperial clans began to discuss among themselves.

"Is this person really that peerless hero from over a hundred years ago?!"

"We don't know. He was wearing a celestial mask, and it seemed like he was concealed by some kind of celestial artifact; we couldn't see through him."

"No need to guess, it's him. Young friend Yi Cheng said it himself."

"Hmm... By the way, young friend Yi Cheng has been eating at your house for half a year now, so it's about time it was my Floating Life Imperial Clan's turn."

"Pah, please move to the back of the line. It's my turn to join the Immortal Emperor Clan. My family's meal was prepared half a year ago and has been kept warm using spiritual energy."

"I think it would be better to eat at our clan's first, since our clan is famous for its gourmet food."

"Then we definitely can't go. Knowing Yi Cheng's personality, he probably won't want to move once he gets there."

“........”

......

Within the Tianyan Imperial Clan.

Qin Shou had a very good impression of Tian Yanxuan.

Although she was called a girl, she was actually older than Qin Shou.

However, Qin Shou was now in a superior mood. Considering that the other party's father had generously gifted him a piece of immortal gold and even helped him exchange it with other imperial clans, saving him a lot of trouble, Qin Shou was not stingy and chose two top-tier Dao techniques that matched her.

One is the Heaven and Earth Venerable Cloud Technique, and the other is the Taiyin Yin Classic.

They were all obtained from the Daoist Canon space.

There are three thousand Great Daos. It is likely that when the Dao Ancestor created the three thousand Dao techniques, they corresponded to the three thousand Great Daos. Each Dao technique is comparable to, or even stronger than, ordinary immortal techniques.

"Thank you for the scriptures, senior."

Tianyan Xuanxuan bowed gracefully.

"The little girl is very pretty. Don't be fooled by my dog ​​disciple. If you ever try to bully him but can't, you might as well try a different path, like... becoming his master's wife."

Ha ha ha ha........ "

Qin Shou laughed a few times, then his figure vanished and he left the place.

"........"

Tian Yanxuan was stunned for a moment, her face instantly turning red. She grabbed Wen Nuan's arm and pointed at her, saying, "Xiao Nuan, your grandmaster is too... improper."

"Nonsense, that's clearly disrespectful to elders."

"Huh?...Huh???"

......

Ancestral land of the Tianyan imperial clan.

The ancestor of the Tianyan Imperial Clan gazed in the direction Qin Beast had left and said, "Just like that, a piece of immortal gold was given away?"

"Yes," the Heavenly Evolution Array Diagram said calmly, "Immortal gold is hard to come by, but it still has a price; human kindness, however, is priceless."

"What do you want to do with other people's favors?"

"Hehe, I didn't actually intend to do anything. It's just that when this darkest era in history arrives, if my Tianyan Imperial Clan causes a calamity this time, I hope that if this person has the ability and is willing to repay the kindness shown today, they could lend a helping hand... Of course, this is just a hope."

"What, do you also believe that my Heavenly Evolution Imperial Clan will not be able to exist for long in this lifetime?"

"I... I can't explain it. It's just that according to the guidance left by our ancestors, this era... might be the darkest period in history..."

"Sigh... never mind, my clan hasn't produced a True Immortal in almost seven hundred thousand years."